Chapter 16: The Scourge of Prison
The rainy inn was open for a week, and business was unexpectedly prosperous every day, and at this time, Uncle Sun was helping Zhiyi calculate the accounts in the wing.
"That's amazing, Miss, we invested a total of two hundred taels in the inn, and now after a week, we have earned nearly twenty taels, that is to say, if nothing else, we can start making a profit in less than three months." Uncle Sun touched his beard and looked at the accounts and smiled with satisfaction.
"If that's good, let me see it." I was happy to hear it, and hurriedly took the account book.
"Bang bang...... Bang bang..."
Zhiyi was watching intently, and was suddenly startled by a noise downstairs, "Yan'er, go out and see what's going on." β
"Good young lady." Yan'er finished speaking and exited the room. Zhiyi saw that the voice had stopped, so she buried her head in the account book again.
"Oh no, Miss, no......" Yan'er pushed the door in a panic, "Miss, a group of officials surrounded the inn, and as soon as they came in, they smashed things, Yu Niang was arguing with a person who looked like a county order, you should hurry up and take a look!" β
Magistrate? How could an inn be ordered by the county when it was operated in a proper manner. Zhiyi instructed Uncle Sun to put away the account book, and hurriedly went downstairs.
"I don't know what the county lord is visiting today?" Zhiyi turned down the stairs and shouted into the crowd.
"Down, but the proprietress here?" Zhu Shi straightened his waist and turned his back to his face, looking like no one could get into his eyes.
"Sister Yi, they ......"
Yu Niang pointed at them angrily, and was stopped by Zhiyi waving her hand only halfway through her words.
"It is in the next, when I first came here, I didn't visit the county lord's mansion to hope that the county lord would forgive my sins. I don't know why the county lord came to visit today? Seeing the smashed scene in front of her, Zhi Yi couldn't help frowning.
"Hmph...... You people who came out of nowhere, dare to open an inn on my territory with great fanfare, say it quickly! But what sin did you commit to flee here? Zhu Shi turned around and shouted righteously.
"Presumably, this situation is to collect protection money." Bi'er leaned into Zhiyi's ear and whispered.
"You are all first-class good citizens, and the inn is only opened here to make a living, and I hope that the county lord Mingjian, when the business of this inn slowly improves, the little woman will definitely come to visit." After Zhiyi finished speaking, he saluted Zhu Shi.
"Hmph...... Such a bewitching woman is so hard-mouthed, if I don't punish you severely today, how can I, Zhu Shi, gain a foothold in this Yongjia County..."Zhu Shi suddenly shook his hand with a hideous face and turned his back.
"Is there a royal law here!" Wanrong also came out of the infirmary at this time, and when she saw that this unreasonable county commander was angry, she just said a word.
"Hahahaha...... Wang Fa?! In Yongjia County, I! It's Wang Fa, come here, and arrest all these women in charge for me. After saying that, he brushed his sleeves and left.
Several officials stepped forward and clamped Zhiyi, Yu Niang, and Wanrong, Zhi Yi glanced at Bi'er and Yanran, and motioned for them to hide in the crowd.
"Yu Niang, let's go to the county order, I want to see how this little county order can be lawless." Seeing Zhiyi say this, Yu Niang took a deep breath to suppress the anger in her heart and did not resist again.
The three men were taken away in the crowd.
"Hey...... If you offend this Zhu Shi, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get out. β
"Yes, there is no excuse for the sin you want to add."
"This Yongjia County is really made miserable by this Zhu Shi, and the people are not happy."
The onlookers began to talk about it one by one.
At this time, the scene was seen by a young man who was watching a play sitting on the Tianxiang Seat in the pavilion, and the man saw that the crowd was slowly dispersed, so he picked up the tea in his hand and tasted it.
Uncle Sun collected the account book and rushed down, seeing that Zhiyi and the others had been taken away by Zhu Shi, he was so anxious that he didn't know what to do.
"In this case, let's close the inn first, and then discuss countermeasures." The rest of the people gathered around and discussed.
"Okay, I'll clean up the inn." After Xiao Maruko finished speaking, he turned around and took care of the broken tables and chairs on the ground.
"Yanran, let's go and clear the guests, Uncle Sun, I will ask you to sort it out and see how many silver taels we have left."
"Okay, when you're done, you can meet me in the wing."
After saying that, they were busy and left.
Bi'er went upstairs to Tianxiangzuo, only to see that the man in front of her was still calmly sipping tea, as if the noisy scene just now had not happened.
"Yaxing, who swept the son today, still hopes that the son will forgive me, but something happened to the inn, and I'm afraid I will have to bother the son to find another place."
"Hey...... It's a pity, this song is sung just right. β
Seeing that the man in front of her was still indifferent, Bi'er took a step forward and said: "If the son likes lyrics and songs, and the son will come back another day, Bi'er will definitely perform this song again, but today, it is really inconvenient to entertain guests."
"Oh, what if I say, I helped?" The man put down the teacup in his hand, turned his head, and looked at Bi'er with a slight smile.
Bi'er was stunned, not knowing if what this person said was true or false. Anyway, this is a time when everyone is helpless, and it would be good if someone could help.
"Is that true?"
"I never say big things. In Xia Murong Xiao, the girl remembered that this inn owed me a favor. After Murong Xiao finished speaking, he got up and went downstairs to leave.
Bi'er still stood still, pondering the origin of this son.
"Sister Bi'er, you're still stunned, we have to hurry, we'll go to the wing room to meet later, and let's go to the cell to see the young lady together." Yan'er was so anxious that she was restless, where could the young lady endure this prison sentence, she had to hurry up and meet with her to see if the young lady had any instructions.
"Okay, the guests are almost clear, I'll come."
After a while, several people set off for Yongjia County.
"Look, this cell is in front, Uncle Sun, can you take the rest of the silver?" The cell in front of her was guarded by two officials, and before she arrived at the cell, she could feel a sense of resentment, and Bi'er couldn't help but get nervous.
"Miss Bi'er, don't worry, this is all life-saving money." Uncle Sun pinched the money bag in his hand.
"Big brother, we want to go in to visit our relatives, can we make it convenient?" The others hadn't arrived yet, and Yan'er rushed forward in a hurry.
"Look at the prisoners? It depends on whether you understand the program or not. One of the officials said slowly.
"You ......" Yan'er was so angry that she couldn't speak for a while.
Seeing this, Uncle Sun took some silver taels from the money bag and stepped forward and stuffed them into the hands of the officials, "Brother Cha is right, the villain is a good citizen, and if he leaves after reading it, he will definitely not cause trouble for Big Brother Cha." β
After receiving the money, the two eldest brothers opened the door and motioned for the officials inside to lead them in.
"If you have something to say, speak quickly." The official threw away a sentence and went out on his own.
"Miss, how is this good, woo...?" Yan'er lay on the door of the cell, reached in and held Zhiyi's hand, and sobbed.
"Don't panic, everyone, if this county order just asks for money, give him all the silver and jewelry we have left, I'm afraid..."
"I'm afraid that this county order is not just asking for money." Wanrong sighed on the side.
"So what does he want? If he dares to mess around, I'll ...... I'll just ...... By the way, Miss, I'll rush back now to inform the Third Young Master. Yan'er thought of the savior and burst into tears and laughter.
"Don't do it for the time being, I live in seclusion here, I don't want to reveal my identity unless I have to, now I understand what the purpose of this county order is, the whole world is not the king's land, I don't believe that this small county order can be so lawless."
"Yan'er, don't worry, now that my martial arts have been fully restored, this little county government can't trap my jade-faced thief, if they dare to mess around, I will protect Sister Yi and Wanrong's thoughtfulness."
"Miss Tang, we will live in the county temporarily these days, so that we can take care of it, Uncle Sun has brought the silver and the two, and if necessary, we will send it to the county government." Uncle Sun took out the money bag in his arms.
"By the way, Sister Yi, I met a very strange guest at the inn today." Bi'er stepped forward and said suspiciously at Zhiyi.
"What a strange way?"
"I can't say it, it doesn't seem to be an ordinary person, he sued SΓΉ Bi'er, saying that he could help, but before Bi'er could ask, he left."
"It's good if you really meet a nobleman, but you don't know the details of the other party, Bi'er can't be gullible." Zhiyi thought to herself that at this time, she could only wait and see what happened.